Thursday, February 28, 2008

Pics not bad

There is a great chance that I'll be in bed before midnight tonight! Yes.....



Chris Dinsmore has a really cool blog. Its nice to visit a blog by a person who was actually trained in the arts. Check out his video and Albe's pics.

And here are a couple of snaps from my trip home to Alaska two weekends ago. This is some beautiful country!


And you thought your roads were icy!

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

No sleep til Brooklyn!

I am pretty sure the reason I got beat at the line and took 2nd is because no matter what I do, I cannot get myself to bed before midnight--ever. I am sure this isnt healthy and is probably taking years off my life in addition to making me slower. But anyway, I am happy to be healthy and ride my bike. Here's some pics from the A Snow Ball Crit this weekend. Geno took the field sprint for 4th. It was our race to lose and we lost it. Kblog has a really cool video format on his blog. Check it out! Otherwise, thank Harlan for these very nice pics.

Look how hard Keith is to follow--he is just so stretched out that he doesnt really break the wind.

Geno in the drops.


I am so much taller than everyone else. Just wait until I gain some fitness and swap my high-rise stem. Plus check those hot white gloves. Looking good is half the battle.

Check out keith.



Bryan looks really good on the bike. He's near gener's size in this pic. 6'5" vs 5'3". Weird.

Same scenario.

Geno with Pro-White tires!


super long stem here...

Having the lightest bike on raceday has to count for something. Plus black on white looks fast.

The Dawg made the blog! Awesome posts lately kdawg!



This weekend a road race in SC.

Monday, February 18, 2008

San Diego From the Air



Sometimes when you are flying in your uncomfy aisle seat on southwest, you complain about legroom and lack of meal service. The pilot may be a little more uncomfortable than you because they are looking at the following approach.






This touch and go was pretty cool in that the field was VFR (visual flight rules) for the 1st half of the runway but the wind pushed the fog bank over the second half of the runway producing an IMC (instrument meteorlogical condition) and IFR (instrument flight rules). My pilot friends will laugh at me for this, but for non-pilots, this looks pretty cool.


We completed our touch and go and departed the airspace VFR. This was San Clemente Island 100 miles West of San Diego. We flew back to North Island and completed the bay approach which flies directly over the Coronado bridge and downtown. This is by far one of the most scenic approaches in the world!





Look, Petco Park!

The convention center.











Saturday, February 16, 2008

Its Late

This week has been a very busy, between work, catching up with San Diego friends, riding, and taking a ton of pics, I have barely had time to sleep.

I just had to share a couple of experiences with my loyal readers. This is the top of Mt Solidad in SD. A few people wanted this cross to not be the highest point of property in the area--despite the fact that this is private property.


Awe San Diego--which in German means "Whales Va-JJ"


Smitty will be a san diego staple for years to come. And yes, thats animal on his chest. Long live det 4!


What a pic
Animal style. Fresh, never frozen. It just doesnt get any better than this!